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Tag Boon-giving pose

Hand object/Symbol, Hand pose

Bhoga-sthanaka-murti

Standing (sthanaka) images of Vishṇu. (See also the other forms of Vishṇu: Sheshashāyī, Yogishvara and Lakshmī-Narayana) Description No description available. Informations Colour: — Vehicle: — Āsana: — Faces: — Hands: Four Objects in hands/Symbols: R.h.—protection or boon-giving pose and on… Continue Reading →

Saturday, November 1, 2025 0

Yoga-sthanaka-murti

Standing (sthanaka) images of Vishṇu. (See also the other forms of Vishṇu: Sheshashāyī, Yogishvara and Lakshmī-Narayana) Description No description available. Informations Colour: — Vehicle: — Āsana: — Faces: — Hands: Four Objects in hands/Symbols: R.h.—boon-giving or protection pose and wheel… Continue Reading →

Saturday, November 1, 2025 0

Bhogasana-murti

Seated (āsana) images of Vishṇu. (See also the other forms of Vishṇu: Sheshashāyī, Yogishvara and Lakshmī-Narayana) Description No description available. Informations Colour: — Vehicle: — Āsana: — Faces: — Hands: Four Objects in hands/Symbols: R.h.—wheel and boon-giving or protection pose… Continue Reading →

Sunday, October 26, 2025 0

Trailokyamohana

Four-headed image of Vishṇu. Description No description available. Informations Colour: — Vehicle: Eagle Āsana: — Faces: Four Hands: Eight or sixteen Objects in hands/Symbols: Wheel, conch or arrow (?), pestle, goad, conch, bow, mace and noose1 (AGP)2 Hand pose: —… Continue Reading →

Thursday, September 25, 2025 0

Ananta

Four-headed image of Vishṇu. Description No description available. Informations Colour: — Vehicle: — Āsana: — Faces: Three or Four Hands: Four or twelve Objects in hands/Symbols: Mace, sword, wheel, thunderbolt, goad, boon-giving attitude, conch, shield, bow, lotus, staff and noose1… Continue Reading →

Thursday, September 25, 2025 0

Sadharana

Common forms of Vishṇu — Sadharana. Description No description available. Informations — Form I Colour: — Vehicle: — Āsana: — Faces: — Hands: Eight Objects in hands/Symbols: Sword, mace, arrow, lotus, conch, bow, wheel & shield1 (AC)2 Or Arrow (?),… Continue Reading →

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 0

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